Brew It Yourself

"A home brew revolution is underway. No longer the preserve of '70s throwbacks, a new wave of booze-makers are brewing, fermenting and infusing in their home kitchens, making an exciting array of alcoholic drinks. Brew it Yourself is a collection of more than 75 homegrown brewing recipes, sure to put a fizz back into this popular pastime by adding a modern twist to some old favourites and introducing whole new range of drinks to tantalise the taste buds. Combining two of their passions--alcohol and gardening--authors Richard Hood and Nick Moyle (the Two Thirsty Gardeners) take special care to explain the importance of the ingredients in each of their recipes--whether grown in the garden, foraged in the wild or bought from their local supermarket. With drinks ranging from a classic elderflower sparkle to homemade absinthe, Richard and Nick bring the art of brewing back to earth. They'll tell you how to turn surplus fruit harvests into amazing wines and liqueurs; introduce you to the ancient arts of mead and cider making; guide you through some easy beer recipes, from hop packed IPAs to a striking Viking ale; use surprising ingredients such as lavender and nettles for some fun sparkling drinks; and take you on a world booze cruise that includes a Mexican pineapple tepache, Scandinavian mulled glogg and Finnish lemon sima. Brew it Yourself also debunks myths, celebrates experimentation and takes the fear out of the science of fermentation. It proves that creating your own tasty alcoholic drinks doesn't need to be complicated, doesn't need to be costly and, most importantly, can be a whole lot of fun." --Amazon.

Learn how to brew your own beer at home.

Fully revised and expanded, How to Brew is the definitive guide to making quality beers at home. Whether you want simple, sure-fire instructions for making your first beer, or you’re a seasoned homebrewer working with all-grain batches, this book has something for you. Palmer adeptly covers the full range of brewing possibilities—accurately, clearly and simply. From ingredients and methods to recipes and equipment, this book is loaded with valuable information for any stage brewer.

An updated edition of this popular home-brewing guide which prioritizes home-grown and wild ingredients and has a new section on low or no-alcohol drinks. The Two Thirsty Gardeners are leading a home-brewing revolution. Prioritizing wild and home-grown ingredients, but also providing shop-bought alternatives, Richard Hood and Nick Moyle prove that creating your own tasty craft drinks doesn’t need to be complicated, costly or time-consuming. The book includes 80 unique recipes, including home brewed beers, wines, liqueurs and boozy sodas, all featuring adventurous natural ingredients like dandelions, nettles, lavender and blackberries. Try out fancy foraged cocktails such as Spruce Martini or Rosehip Lime Mocktail and discover how easy it is to make your own vermouth, cider and even absinthe! With a new section dedicated to low and no-alcohol brews, there is truly a recipe for every occasion. By outlining the basic approaches to each drink’s method of production, debunking myths and celebrating experimentation, this book takes the fear out of the science of fermentation - so there really is no reason not to brew it yourself!

New techniques, new recipes, and a new chapter on stout have been added to Mr. Beadle's best-selling manual for all who want to produce at home a superb brew that is high in nutrition and low in calories. It is no longer necessary, if you follow the author's procedure, to mash barley and invest in costly copper utensils in order to make a superior beer with minimum fuss and maximum enjoyment. Fifteen days after bottling, you will have a beer that is equal or superior to the finest German imports; it bears no relation to the "home brew" of Prohibition days. Unlike most books on beer making, Brew It Yourself was written specifically for the American public. Ingredients, and where to obtain them, are mentioned by brand name. Brew It Yourself is a foolproof guide for people who derive pleasure and satisfaction from making a good product in the home, for all who love good beer and wine, for the consumer-minded public that suspects that much of what they buy does not live up to the manufacturers' promises. We assure you that Brew It Yourself lives up to its promise. Readers will also want to own Making Fine Wines and Liqueurs at Home, Mr. Beadle's manual for making wines, sparkling wines, sherry, port, and liqueurs-all at a low cost in spite of skyrocketing prices of today's commercial wines.

Brew It Yourself is a DIY home brewing guide, which outlines the key methodologies for the two most common home brewing techniques: extract and all-grain brewing. Erik Spellmeyer provides professional advice on how to get started from square one at home, introducing the reader to the industry jargon and terminology, while providing clear instruction on the formalities of home brewing. It gives the reader a sense of comfort in what appears to be a complicated endeavor, using language to keep them feeling secure laying out their own blueprints for brewing success. Brew it Yourself encourages the reader to take what they learn and use that knowledge to create their own recipes and experiment on their ideas. Equipped with illustrations, images, glossary, photography, and step-by-step assembly instructions for building your own equipment, This is an all-in-one guide to getting started, no matter where you are in your brew knowledge.

This accessible home-brew guide for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented drinks, from Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn's Emma Christensen, offers a wide range of simple yet enticing recipes for Root Beer, Honey Green Tea Kombucha, Pear Cider, Gluten-Free Sorghum Ale, Blueberry-Lavender Mead, Gin Sake, Plum Wine, and more. You can make naturally fermented sodas, tend batches of kombucha, and brew your own beer in the smallest apartment kitchen with little more equipment than a soup pot, a plastic bucket, and a long-handled spoon. All you need is the know-how. That’s where Emma Christensen comes in, distilling a wide variety of projects—from mead to kefir to sake—to their simplest forms, making the process fun and accessible for homebrewers. All fifty-plus recipes in True Brews stem from the same basic techniques and core equipment, so it’s easy for you to experiment with your favorite flavors and add-ins once you grasp the fundamentals. Covering a tantalizing range of recipes, including Coconut Water Kefir, Root Beer, Honey–Green Tea Kombucha, Pear Cider, Gluten-Free Pale Ale, Chai-Spiced Mead, Cloudy Cherry Sake, and Plum Wine, these fresh beverages make impressive homemade offerings for hostess gifts, happy hours, and thirsty friends alike.

Most brands of American beer taste pretty much the same. Imported beer, while offering more variety, tends to be too expensive for the average consumer. As a result, Americans have turned in greater and greater numbers to home brewing. Leigh Beadle's Brew It Yourself has, since it first appeared in 1971, become the home brewer's bible. The book clearly and simply outlines how, at minimalcosts, anyone can make a wide variety of of superior beer-better than any store-bought product. Brew It Yourself was an instant best-seller. In this revised edition, Leigh Beadle brings the reader up to date on the many improvements in equipment and ingredients now available to the home brewer. For all those who derive satisfaction from making good products in their own home, for cost-conscious consumers who suspect that much of what they buy does not live up to the manufacturer's promises, for beer lovers everywher, The New Brew It Yourself will be an invaluable, welcome guide.